El Pajaro Community Development Corporation Nov 2024 Website $800,000 To support BIPOC farmers and food entrepreneurs to expand access to markets and improve long-term economic viability in Salinas and surrounding communities in Monterey County. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Coast Region
Common Defense Education Fund Inc Nov 2024 Website $100,000 To foster the civic engagement of low-income veteran workers across California through base-building and organizing. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
Public Policy Institute of California Nov 2024 Website $300,000 To build a research base exploring ways to empower businesses and create jobs in California. Focus Area: Additional Grantmaking Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Justice Action Center Nov 2024 Website $350,000 To advance legal and economic pathways and protections for low-income immigrant workers across California through narrative and high-impact litigation efforts. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Change Matrix Nov 2024 Website $100,000 To support capacity building for Expanding the Bench to increase knowledge and practice of culturally responsive and equitable evaluation in California. Focus Area: Impact Assessment & Learning Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Seattle Foundation Nov 2024 Website $200,000 To explore, co-create, and advance a new frame for evaluative thinking in philanthropy through the practice of the Equitable Evaluation Framework, through an entity such as the Equitable Evaluation Initiative. Focus Area: Impact Assessment & Learning Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
City of Santa Ana Nov 2024 Website $300,000 To develop an enhanced partnership strategy between Santa Ana WDB and EDD, collaboratively identifying shared goals, resources, and activities in order to improve coordination, service delivery, and support to low-income communities in Santa Ana. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Orange County
Inland Empire Community Foundation Nov 2024 Website $250,000 To support learning around community ownership models and strategies for the Inland Empire. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 18 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center Nov 2024 Website $300,000 To deepen voter and civic engagement efforts among low-income workers in San Diego, through an entity such as Engage San Diego. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
Catalyst California Nov 2024 Website $200,000 To build a grassroots power-building table in Los Angeles via the United Front to advance the economic and racial justice priorities of low-income workers. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 12 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Contra Costa County Nov 2024 Website $25,000 To build Contra Costa Workforce Development Board's capacity by strengthening partnerships and aligning strategies to address income inequality and racial disparities while promoting equity. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
Jakara Movement Nov 2024 Website $450,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Central Valley - Northern Valley, Central Valley - Sacramento Metro, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Orange County, Riverside & San Bernardino
Resilience Force Nov 2024 Website $700,000 To increase access to workforce training and employment opportunities for low-wage workers in California. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Asian American Futures Nov 2024 Website $317,000 To mobilize young AAPI people as emerging racial justice leaders through sustainable power-building and narrative change efforts in California. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, Statewide
Liberty Hill Foundation Nov 2024 Website $1,000,000 To support a collaborative movement for housing justice in Los Angeles through policy implementation, capacity building, and community-led advocacy. Focus Area: Housing Affordability Term: 22 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
California Community Land Trust Network Nov 2024 Website $360,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 25 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Statewide
Nonprofit Finance Fund Nov 2024 Website $400,000 To provide Community Accountable Workforce grantees with capacity-building services to build financial health and organizational sustainability. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
San Francisco Foundation Nov 2024 Website $50,000 To capture and share learnings from the statewide housing advocacy project. Focus Area: Housing Affordability Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation Nov 2024 Website $1,000,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
California Budget & Policy Center Nov 2024 Website $500,000 To support the Budget Power Project to strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations in budget advocacy to educate and build power for low-income communities across California. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Central Valley - Sacramento Metro, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, Riverside & San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial, Statewide